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  • 2004 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Falko Langenhorst is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within physics and earth sciences, with a particular emphasis on planetary science and related fields.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these areas, their work further focuses on several subfields:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science

Main topics of research encompass a diverse range, notably:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials

Among recent publications attributed to Langenhorst, several papers stand out, demonstrating involvement in planetary materials and space weathering phenomena:

  • "A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu," 2022, published in Nature Astronomy
  • "Iron whiskers on asteroid Itokawa indicate sulfide destruction by space weathering," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Assessment on the Use of High Capacity "Sn4P3"/NHC Composite Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Ether and Carbonate Electrolytes," 2020, published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Space weathering of iron sulfides in the lunar surface environment," 2021, published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Light Delivery, Acoustic Read-Out, and Optical Thermometry Using Ultrasound-Induced Mechanoluminescence and the Near-Infrared Persistent Luminescence of CaZnOS:Nd3+," 2023, published in Advanced Optical Materials

Langenhorst's frequent co-authors include:

  • T. Noguchi
  • Kilian Pollok
  • Toru Matsumoto
  • Akira Miyake
  • Dennis Harries

The scholar's work has been featured in multiple publication venues, with notable concentrations in these journals and repositories:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Photonics Research
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Nature Communications

Award recognition includes membership in the Academia Europaea, attained in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Shock metamorphism of quartz in nature and experiment: I. Basic observation and theory*

    Dieter Stöffler;Falko Langenhorst

  • Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

    Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

  • Experimental evidence for the existence of iron-rich metal in the Earth's lower mantle

    Daniel J. Frost;Christian Liebske;Falko Langenhorst;Catherine A. McCammon

  • Shock metamorphism of quartz in nature and experiment: II. Significance in geoscience*

    Richard A. F. Grieve;Falko Langenhorst;Dieter Stöffler

  • Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples

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  • The effect of valence state and site geometry on Ti L3,2 and O K electron energy-loss spectra of TixOy phases

    E. Stoyanov;E. Stoyanov;F. Langenhorst;F. Langenhorst;G. Steinle-Neumann

  • Water solubility in aluminous orthopyroxene and the origin of Earth's asthenosphere.

    Katrin Mierdel;Hans Keppler;Hans Keppler;Joseph R. Smyth;Joseph R. Smyth;Falko Langenhorst;Falko Langenhorst

  • High pressure metal–silicate partitioning of Ni, Co, V, Cr, Si, and O

    Rebecca A. Fischer;Yoichi Nakajima;Andrew J. Campbell;Daniel J. Frost

  • Thermal diffusivity and conductivity of olivine, wadsleyite and ringwoodite to 20 GPa and 1373 K

    Yousheng Xu;Thomas J Shankland;Sven Linhardt;David C Rubie

  • The effect of Al 2 O 3 on Fe-Mg partitioning between magnesiowüstite and magnesium silicate perovskite

    Daniel J. Frost;Falko Langenhorst

  • Rare earth diffusion kinetics in garnet: Experimental studies and applications

    Massimiliano Tirone;Massimiliano Tirone;Jibamitra Ganguly;Ralf Dohmen;Falko Langenhorst

  • Shock metamorphism of some minerals: Basic introduction and microstructural observations

    Falko Langenhorst

  • Water solubility in Mg-perovskites and water storage capacity in the lower mantle

    Konstantin Litasov;Eiji Ohtani;Falko Langenhorst;Hisayoshi Yurimoto

  • Mössbauer and ELNES spectroscopy of (Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)O3 perovskite: a highly oxidised component of the lower mantle

    Stefan Lauterbach;C. A. McCammon;P.A. van Aken;F. Langenhorst

  • Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

    Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

  • Shock experiments on pre-heated α- and β-quartz: I. Optical and density data

    Falko Langenhorst;Alexander Deutsch

  • Thermal and shock metamorphism of the Tenham chondrite: A TEM examination

    Falko Langenhorst;Pascal Joreau;Jean Claude Doukhan

  • Fe-Mg Interdiffusion in (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Perovskite and Lower Mantle Reequilibration

    Christian Holzapfel;Christian Holzapfel;David C. Rubie;David C. Rubie;Daniel J. Frost;Daniel J. Frost;Falko Langenhorst;Falko Langenhorst

  • Anatomy of black veins in Zagami: clues to the formation of high-pressure phases

    Falko Langenhorst;Jean-Paul Poirier

  • Magnetization of exsolution intergrowths of hematite and ilmenite: Mineral chemistry, phase relations, and magnetic properties of hemo‐ilmenite ores with micron‐ to nanometer‐scale lamellae from Allard Lake, Quebec

    Suzanne A. McEnroe;Peter Robinson;Falko Langenhorst;Falko Langenhorst;Cathrine Frandsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Frost
Daniel J. Frost University of Bayreuth
Stefano Poli
Stefano Poli University of Milan
Catherine McCammon
Catherine McCammon University of Bayreuth
Leonid Dubrovinsky
Leonid Dubrovinsky University of Bayreuth
Alexander Deutsch
Alexander Deutsch University of Münster
David C. Rubie
David C. Rubie University of Bayreuth
Natalia Dubrovinskaia
Natalia Dubrovinskaia University of Bayreuth
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rhonda M. Stroud
Rhonda M. Stroud Arizona State University
Michael A. Velbel
Michael A. Velbel Michigan State University

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